Bubba Wallace Makes His Wish Very Clear to Billionaire Boss Michael Jordan & Even Teammate Tyler Reddick Agrees

Ever since its inception 3 years back, the brainchild of NBA legend, Michael Jordan and veteran NASCAR Cup Series driver, Denny Hamlin: 23Xl Racing has been captivating fans’ like no other team. The proud Toyota camp has not only been consistent with talented drivers like Tyler Reddick and the peculiar Bubba Wallace.

While the team’s larger-than-life owners and its giant partners like McDonald’s and DoorDash have brought thousands of eyeballs to the team, its #23 driver, Bubba Wallace has also attracted quite the attention due to his dramatic antics. Despite his rather amusing stints at times, Wallace still remains a big player on the team.

Recently, ahead of his much-anticipated race at the coveted road course in Sonoma County, Wallace has revealed the big name he’d like to see in the #67 Camry and guess what, Wallace was spot on for his “role model” while his #45 teammate, Reddick acknowledged Wallace’s witty and quick reply.

Bubba Wallace names his “role model” who would be perfect at the helm of the #67 car while Reddick gives his approval

Despite a rather underwhelming performance at WWT Raceway, $8-Million-Worth Hollywood Star’s Peculiarly Comical Way of Honoring NASCAR Tradition Splits Racing World is looking to make the most out of the Sonoma road course this week. While the #45 road course expert, Tyler Reddick had to go out of the race due to a catastrophic brake failure that meant the end of the line for the #45 car at lap 174 when it forced the car into the outside wall.

On the other hand, Wallace also had a similar fate. The #23 Camry also had a brake failure that caused the car to go out of control and into the wall. While both ace cars had their days ruined by bad luck, ahead of their highly anticipated race at Sonoma Raceway, both drivers joined the pre-race presser where Wallace revealed his wish to see his “role model” Lewis Hamilton, behind the wheel of the #67 car.

When the Frontstretch reporter asked, “Who are the big names you would like to see in the #67 car?” A witty Wallace said, “Lewis(Hamilton)” as the Alabama native clearly expressed his desire to see the Formula 1 champ and his favorite driver pilot the #67 Camry for his team.

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Whereas his teammate, Reddick, who was sitting alongside Wallace, approved his teammate’s wish when he said, “That’s a good one.” 

Fans jump on aboard as they suggest their favorite names while reminding Wallace about his former forgotten teammate

Despite having a three-car setup, the #67 Camry is currently driven by part-timer, Travis Pastrana, the super popular stunt driver and daredevil. Taking things up a notch, the team recently teased its new driver from World Endurance Championship, Kamui Kobayashi a certified bada** who was among the three drivers who won the 2021 24 hours of Le Man for Toyota Gazoo Racing.

With another road racing expert in the camp, Toyota fans literally celebrated the news wholeheartedly as the surprise turned out to be a well-deserved opportunity for Kobayashi, as he will pilot the #67 car at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway on August 13.

And now with Wallace’s befitting response going viral, fans were quick to comment with suggestions. The community reminded Wallace about his former teammate, Kurt Busch who had to retire from the premier series due to the vicious concussion he received during qualifying at Sonoma in 2022.

Fans wrote, “Kurt Busch” as they reminded the #23 driver of his former teammate.

While others thought that Hamilton in a Cup Series car was the ideal answer.

“This would be awesome.”

“Lewis in nascar would be epic”

Whereas another fan mentioned the Aussie sensation,

“I got one name & one name only…. ….@danielricciardo”

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Much like most of his antics, this incident also had fans on the wrong foot as they called the overreacting drivers for their dramatic stunts on and off the tracks.

“just what they need another diva”

With just hours to go to Sonoma, the much-anticipated road course is certainly an event not to be missed. Will Toyota’s road expert, Tyler Reddick, make the most out of the track like COTA, or will the #23 Wallace take the mantle?